India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Summary

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Delhi

Pitch: 24

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won the toss, but little else went right for them, blowing ideal batting conditions on the first day, fielding poorly, then collapsing in their 2nd innings in a spineless display.
India A offspinner M.Venkataramana took 5-77 on the 1st day as West Indies A were all out for 194, on his way to 8 wickets in the match.
The other bowlers were just as good for India A, and West Indies A were under constant pressure throughout.
India A only needed to bat once, Dravid making 87 to lay a platform, before an unbeaten 141* from captain Ganguly took them to a big lead.
Ganguly's partnership with Venkataramana for the 8th wicket took the game away from the visitors, and more than doubled their lead.
Gray bowled well for West Indies A to take 5-62 with some impressive fast bowling, but there was little else for the visitors to take away from this match.
An innings and 57 run victory handed India A a 1-0 lead in the 5 match series.

India A won by an Innings and 57 Runs

Man of the Match: S.C.Ganguly

West Indies A 194 all out (71.4)
(D.A.Joseph 63, S.Chanderpaul 40, F.A.Rose 32; M.Venkataramana 5-77, N.D.Hirwani 2-24)

India A 365 all out (107.2)
(W.V.Raman 22, V.G.Kambli 37, R.S.Dravid 87, S.C.Ganguly 141*, M.Venkataramana 33; A.H.Gray 5-62, F.A.Rose 2-59)

West Indies A 114 all out (58.1 overs)
(K.L.T.Arthurton 23, S.Chanderpaul 51; A.Kuruvilla 2-27, S.T.Banerjee 2-26, M.Venkataramana 3-20, N.D.Hirwani 3-27)

India A captain Saurav Ganguly celebrates his 2nd day century which helped his team to victory

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - West Indies A 2nd Innings

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Delhi

West Indies A crumbled for a paltry 114 in their 2nd innings, to slump to an innings and 57 run defeat.
The seamers did the initial damage, reducing West Indies A to 33/4, from which there was no way back.
The spinners finished things off, with a half century from Chanderpaul the only resistance in a spineless display.
Man of the Match was Saurav Ganguly for his captain's innings on the 2nd day, helping hand India A a 1-0 lead in the series.

West Indies A 2nd Innings 114/10 All Out (Overs 58.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c ND Hirwani	b A Kuruvilla	4	10	8	1	0
RG Samuels	c Gursharan Singh	b A Kuruvilla	16	73	49	2	0
DA Joseph*		b ST Banerjee	5	23	19	0	0
RIC Holder	c WV Raman	b ST Banerjee	6	30	21	0	0
KLT Arthurton		b ND Hirwani	23	82	78	1	0
S Chanderpaul	c WV Raman	b M Venkataramana	51	131	111	1	1
CO Browne+	lbw	b ND Hirwani	2	34	24	0	0
VC Drakes	lbw	b ND Hirwani	0	3	3	0	0
NO Perry	not out		0	33	29	0	0
F Rose		b M Venkataramana	2	10	11	0	0
AH Gray	c NR Mongia	b M Venkataramana	0	4	1	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w2 nb3)	5
TOTAL		10 wickets for	114

FOW
1-4(PC Wallace) 2-15(DA Joseph) 3-27(RIC Holder) 4-33(RG Samuels)
5-83(KLT Arthurton) 6-101(CO Browne) 7-101(VC Drakes) 8-112(S Chanderpaul)
9-114(F Rose) 10-114(AH Gray)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
A Kuruvilla	11	1	27	2
ST Banerjee	12	2	26	2
SC Ganguly	6	3	11	0
M Venkataramana	9.1	3	20	3
ND Hirwani	13	3	27	3
WV Raman	7	4	3	0

Shivnarine Chanderpaul's half century was the only resistance for West Indies A as they were all out for 114 in their 2nd innings

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - India A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Delhi

An unbeaten 141* by India A captain Saurav Ganguly took his team to a total of 365, and a first innings lead of 171.
With Dravid also making 87, and M.Venkataramana sticking around long enough to double the lead, India A were left in a very strong position.
Fast bowler Tony Gray took 5-62 for West Indies A in some of their best pace bowling of the tour, but generally lacked support apart from an occasionally fired up Rose.
With almost 2 days left to play, India A had plenty of time to force a positive result and take a 1-0 lead in the 5 match series.

India A 1st Innings 365/10 All Out (Overs 107.2)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
R Lamba	c KLT Arthurton	b AH Gray	0	5	5	0	0
WV Raman		b F Rose	22	71	45	3	0
VG Kambli		b KLT Arthurton	37	109	56	1	1
RS Dravid	c AH Gray	b S Chanderpaul	87	152	118	5	0
SC Ganguly*	not out		141	360	256	10	0
Gursharan Singh	c CO Browne	b AH Gray	17	23	22	3	0
NR Mongia+		b F Rose	13	42	38	0	0
ST Banerjee	c RG Samuels	b AH Gray	0	5	3	0	0
M Venkataramana	c F Rose	b VC Drakes	33	142	91	3	0
A Kuruvilla	c NO Perry	b AH Gray	2	10	7	0	0
ND Hirwani		b AH Gray	0	22	13	0	0
extras		(b3 lb0 w4 nb6)	13
TOTAL		10 wickets for	365

FOW
1-0(R Lamba) 2-53(WV Raman) 3-81(VG Kambli) 4-198(RS Dravid) 5-225(Gursharan Singh)
6-261(NR Mongia) 7-262(ST Banerjee) 8-353(M Venkataramana) 9-363(A Kuruvilla)
10-365(ND Hirwani)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	24.2	5	62	5
VC Drakes	21	4	85	1
F Rose	23	4	59	2
NO Perry	13	0	62	0
KLT Arthurton	14	3	46	1
S Chanderpaul	12	1	48	1

India A captain Saurav Ganguly celebrates his century which lead India A to a 1st innings lead

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - West Indies A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Delhi

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won what seemed an important toss, then blew excellent batting conditions with some poor batting to tumble to 194 all out in their 1st innings.
Captain Dawnley Joseph continued to impress on his late call up to the team, before being run out by a direct hit by Gursharan Singh for 63.
Chanderpaul was the only other batsmen to resist the spinners long in a disappointing effort by the visiting batsmen.
Offspinner Margashayam Venkataramana flighted the bull superbly on a flat pitch to claim 5-77 in an excellent spell of 1st day spin bowling.

West Indies A 1st Innings 194/10 All Out (Overs 71.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c NR Mongia	b A Kuruvilla	0	4	5	0	0
RG Samuels	c NR Mongia	b SC Ganguly	13	44	26	2	0
DA Joseph*	run out Gursharan Singh		63	132	117	5	0
RIC Holder	c SC Ganguly	b M Venkataramana	9	58	49	0	0
KLT Arthurton	c R Lamba	b ND Hirwani	6	17	17	1	0
S Chanderpaul		b ND Hirwani	40	88	62	5	0
CO Browne+	c R Lamba	b M Venkataramana	0	4	1	0	0
VC Drakes	lbw	b M Venkataramana	2	9	10	0	0
NO Perry		b M Venkataramana	11	53	57	0	0
F Rose	c ST Banerjee	b M Venkataramana	32	50	51	5	0
AH Gray	not out		13	47	40	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb4)	5
TOTAL		10 wickets for	194

FOW
1-0(PC Wallace) 2-30(RG Samuels) 3-76(RIC Holder) 4-86(KLT Arthurton)
5-94(DA Joseph) 6-94(CO Browne) 7-104(VC Drakes) 8-147(NO Perry)
9-147(S Chanderpaul) 10-194(F Rose)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
A Kuruvilla	5	2	7	1
ST Banerjee	10	0	38	0
SC Ganguly	10	1	30	1
M Venkataramana	24.4	3	77	5
ND Hirwani	14	8	24	2
WV Raman	8	2	18	0

Margashayam Venkataramana took 5-77 with his offspin to help dismiss West Indies A for 194

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Preview

India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Delhi

Pitch: 24 - Preparation of this strip was interrupted by a rain storm that flooded the ground just seven days ago. There has been no rain since and the pitch looks dry and easy paced, A question mark must hang over its wearing qualities from its time under water and the bowlers, especially the spinners, may come into their own later in the match. This pitch is a bit of an unknown quantity, difficult to read, so some skippers may hope they call incorrectly!

Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about

Day 1 starting pitch: 2A - Dry and grassless - good for batting

India A XI:

R.Lamba
W.V.Raman SLA
V.G.Kambli
R.S.Dravid
S.C.Ganguly (c) RM
Gursharan Singh
N.R.Mongia (wk)'
S.T.Banerjee RMF
M.Venkataramana OB
A.Kuruvilla RFM
N.D.Hirwani LBG

West Indies A XI:

P.A.Wallace
R.G.Samuels
D.A.Joseph (c)
R.I.C.Holder
K.L.T.Arthurton SLA
S.Chanderpaul LBG
C.O.Browne (wk)
V.C.Drakes RF
N.O.Perry OB
F.A.Rose RF
A.H.Gray RF

India A made a host of changes to their team, swapping their opening pair, and bringing in a new pair of spinners.
Kuruvilla also gets a game in place of the struggling Prasad.
West Indies A also made changes, bringing in Drakes for legspinner Lewis, and bringing in Wallace and Holder for Stuart Williams and Dave Joseph.
It is not clear what effect the changes will have, though India appear the stronger side by virtue of their batting and spin attack.

Legspinner Narendra Hirwani is one of a host of changes to the India A side

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Summary

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Calcutta

Pitch: 22

Toss: West Indies A

Winning the toss and electing to bat on what was a Normal wicket at the time, but would favour spin late in the match, West Indies A piled on the runs.
With everyone making starts, and newly promoted captain Dawnley Joseph making 111, West Indies A cruised to 372/8.
An unbroken 128* run partnership for the 9th wicket between bowlers Perry 77*, and Rose 50*, compounded India A frustrations, taking the score past 500 before the visitors declared.
When India A batted, they found themselves in danger of failing to avoid the follow on at 119/4, before a double century partnership between Gursharan Singh and keeper Nayan Mongia changed the game.
Gursharan continued his magnificent form with 143, while Mongia made the most important runs of his career so far in making 113.
Nehemiah Perry showed impressive stamina and patience in taking 5 wickets for the visitors.
With little time left to force a result, West Indies A and India A's batsmen played out time, with the India A spinners impressing in an improved effort in the short time left.
The match was drawn eventually, with Man of the Match being West Indies A's offspinner Nehemiah Perry for his match double of 77* and 5-167.

Drawn

Man of the Match: N.O.Perry

West Indies A 500/8 declared (157 overs)
(S.C.Williams 27, R.G.Samuels 45, D.A.Joseph 111, D.R.E.Joseph 35, K.L.T.Arthurton 44, S.Chanderpaul 46, C.O.Browne 20, N.O.Perry 77*, F.A.Rose 50*, S.T.Banerjee 2-115, Gopal Sharma 2-131)

India A 477 all out (144.5 overs)
(R.Lamba 26, V.V.S.Laxman 49, S.C.Ganguly 20, Gursharan Singh 143, N.R.Mongia 113, A.R.Kapoor 42, S.B.Joshi 25, Gopal Sharma 23; N.O.Perry 5-167)

West Indies A 122/6 declared (42 overs)
(S.C.Williams 25, K.L.T.Arthurton 38; Gopal Sharma 3-48, S.B.Joshi 2-25)

India A 35/1 (16 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 22)

Nehemiah Perry was Man of the Match for his match double of 77* and 5 wickets

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - West Indies A, India A 2nd Innings

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Calcutta

With little time left to force a result, West Indies A batted without purpose in their 2nd innings, before a token declaration left India A 16 overs and a possible extra half hour to bat out for a draw.
The pitch was now very much helping the spinners, and the India A spinners enjoyed the conditions in an improved 2nd innings performance.
Bad light eventually stopped play with India 32/1 in their 2nd innings, leaving the match drawn.
Man of the Match was West Indies A offspinner Nehemiah Perry, for his match double of 77* not out and a 5 wicket haul

Drawn

Man of the Match: N.O.Perry

West Indies A 2nd Innings 122/6 Declared (Overs 42)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
SC Williams		b Gopal Sharma	25	30	23	5	0
RG Samuels		b Gopal Sharma	19	50	45	3	0
DA Joseph*		b SB Joshi	4	23	19	0	0
DRE Joseph		b SB Joshi	12	30	24	2	0
KLT Arthurton		b AR Kapoor	38	78	81	2	3
S Chanderpaul		b Gopal Sharma	6	27	28	1	0
CO Browne+	not out		14	34	30	2	0
RN Lewis	not out		0	9	6	0	0
NO Perry	dnb
F Rose	dnb
AH Gray	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb4)	4
TOTAL		6 wickets for	122

FOW
1-39(SC Williams) 2-51(RG Samuels) 3-51(DA Joseph) 4-74(DRE Joseph)
5-95(S Chanderpaul) 6-118(KLT Arthurton)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
ST Banerjee	3	0	29	0
BKV Prasad	3	0	10	0
SC Ganguly	1	1	0	0
Gopal Sharma	18	5	48	3
SB Joshi	9	2	25	2
AR Kapoor	8	5	10	1

India A 2nd Innings 35/1 Closed (Overs 16)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
R Lamba	not out		12	62	48	2	0
VVS Laxman	c KLT Arthurton	b S Chanderpaul	22	59	49	2	0
RS Dravid	not out		0	2	0	0	0
SC Ganguly*	dnb
Gursharan Singh	dnb
NR Mongia+	dnb
AR Kapoor	dnb
SB Joshi	dnb
Gopal Sharma	dnb
ST Banerjee	dnb
BKV Prasad	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb1)	1
TOTAL		1 wickets for	35

FOW
1-35(VVS Laxman)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	3	2	2	0
F Rose	3	1	9	0
NO Perry	4	1	13	0
RN Lewis	2	1	1	0
KLT Arthurton	2	0	3	0
S Chanderpaul	2	1	7	1

Gopal Sharma claimed 3-48 with his offspin in West Indies A's 2nd innings

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - India A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Calcutta

India A slipped to 119/4 in their reply, and seemed under great pressure to avoid the follow on and a possible innings defeat.
A magnificent 212 run partnership for the 5th wicket between century makers Gursharan Singh and Nayan Mongia turned the game.
Gursharan made 143, and Mongia 113, and their partnership changed the match.
The later batsmen all made handy runs, and India A were eventually dismissed on the 4th day for 477, giving West Indies A a 23 run lead.
Nehemiah Perry deserved credit for taking 5 wickets with his offspin, showing patience and stamina in long spells.
Though the pitch was offering some help to the spinners, it was only occasional, and the India A batsmen generally dealt with it well.
With time running out, only a collapse of monumental proportions by either team can see a result from here.

India A 1st Innings 477/10 All Out (Overs 144.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
R Lamba	lbw	b F Rose	26	69	38	2	0
VVS Laxman		b KLT Arthurton	49	125	83	7	0
RS Dravid	c KLT Arthurton	b RN Lewis	10	21	15	2	0
SC Ganguly*	c RG Samuels	b NO Perry	20	49	43	2	0
Gursharan Singh	c SC Williams	b NO Perry	143	309	261	14	0
NR Mongia+	c DRE Joseph	b AH Gray	113	204	190	7	0
AR Kapoor	c KLT Arthurton	b NO Perry	42	91	91	2	0
SB Joshi	lbw	b NO Perry	25	49	47	2	0
Gopal Sharma	c KLT Arthurton	b S Chanderpaul	23	69	66	2	0
ST Banerjee	lbw	b NO Perry	13	36	37	0	0
BKV Prasad	not out		0	12	8	0	0
extras		(b3 lb0 w4 nb6)	13
TOTAL		10 wickets for	477

FOW
1-46(R Lamba) 2-71(RS Dravid) 3-102(VVS Laxman) 4-119(SC Ganguly) 5-331(NR Mongia)
6-412(Gursharan Singh) 7-414(AR Kapoor) 8-451(SB Joshi) 9-468(Gopal Sharma)
10-477(ST Banerjee)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	17	1	54	1
F Rose	18	0	75	1
NO Perry	46.5	5	167	5
RN Lewis	25	3	81	1
KLT Arthurton	20	5	48	1
S Chanderpaul	18	4	49	1

West Indies A offspinner Nehemiah Perry celebrates a wicket during his 5 wicket haul

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - West Indies A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Calcutta

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won an important toss, and predictably elected to bat first, with the pitch expected to take spin late in the match.
With all of the batsmen spending time in the middle, and lead by recently called up captain Dawnley Joseph with 111, posted a massive 1st innings score.
A long and frustrating unbroken 9th wicket partnership of 128*between tailenders Perry and Rose was the final nail in the India A bowler's coffin, allowing West Indies A to declare at 500/8 late on Day 2.
The bowlers struggled throughout, before Perry 77*, and Rose 50* ground them into the dust.
With the wicket expected to favour spin increasingly later in the match, West Indies A appeared in a very strong position to force a win.
A target of 351 to avoid the follow on left India A under pressure as they prepared to begin their innings.

West Indies A 1st Innings 500/8 Declared (Overs 157)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
SC Williams	lbw	b ST Banerjee	27	50	35	4	0
RG Samuels	lbw	b Gopal Sharma	45	101	81	6	0
DA Joseph*		b BKV Prasad	111	301	267	10	1
DRE Joseph	c NR Mongia	b SB Joshi	35	73	76	2	1
KLT Arthurton		b ST Banerjee	44	87	73	4	2
S Chanderpaul		b Gopal Sharma	46	118	92	2	0
CO Browne+		b SC Ganguly	20	80	61	1	0
RN Lewis	c VVS Laxman	b AR Kapoor	16	35	35	1	0
NO Perry	not out		77	135	135	10	0
F Rose	not out		50	118	102	1	0
AH Gray	dnb
extras		(b9 lb5 w4 nb11)	29
TOTAL		8 wickets for	500

FOW
1-50(SC Williams) 2-100(RG Samuels) 3-154(DRE Joseph) 4-229(KLT Arthurton)
5-309(DA Joseph) 6-334(S Chanderpaul) 7-359(RN Lewis) 8-372(CO Browne)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
ST Banerjee	27	4	115	2
BKV Prasad	26	1	71	1
SC Ganguly	15	2	52	1
Gopal Sharma	43	5	131	2
SB Joshi	23	3	65	1
AR Kapoor	23	7	52	1

Nehemiah Perry compounded India A frustrations by making an unbeaten 77*

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Preview

India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Calcutta

Pitch: 22 - A carefully prepared home track that will certainly favour the spinners later in the match.     Batting should be relatively easy for the first couple of days but thereafter the spinners should find conditions increasingly in their favour. Not much in it for the  quickies at any time.

Weather: 9 - Rain forecast

Day 1 starting pitch: 3 - Normal

India A XI:

R.Lamba
V.V.S.Laxman
R.S.Dravid
S.C.Ganguly RM (c)
Gursharan Singh
N.R.Mongia (wk)
A.R.Kapoor OB
S.B.Joshi SLA
Gopal Sharma OB
S.T.Banerjee RMF
B.K.V.Prasad RMF

West Indies A XI:

S.C.Williams
R.G.Samuels
D.A.Joseph (c)
D.R.E.Joseph
K.L.T.Arthurton SLA
S.Chanderpaul LBG
C.O.Browne (wk)
R.N.Lewis LBG
N.O.Perry OB
F.A.Rose RF
A.H.Gray RF

India A named a fairly expected lineup, the one major surprise being former Test opener Raman Lamba recalled to the XI in place of middle order batsman Kambli.
Bearing in mind the pitch will favour spin at some point in the match, the West Indies A side included 2 specialist spinners.
West Indies A had some interesting decisions with their batting lineup, eventually deciding to reward those with the highest first class averages on tour with a chance in the 1st Test.

Eden Gardens Calcutta hosts the 1st Unofficial 4 day Test between India A and West Indie A

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Summary

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Calcutta

Pitch: 33

Toss: Indian Masters XI

An experienced Indian Masters XI containing some ageing stars retired from international level, but still active at domestic level, troubled a West Indies A side throughout an ulitmately drawn match.
Raman Lamba impressed in a Man of the Match double of 106 and 71*, while Yashpal Sharma also scored an unbeaten century, meaning the home side were always on top.
Kapil Dev took 5-49 for the home side, leading by example, to give his side a big first innings lead, after earlier a hard hitting century by opener Stuart Williams had kept the visitors in with a chance of first innings parity.
With time running out, the home side set the visitors 238 to win in 4 hours on a wearing pitch.
Some solid but slow batting by the top order saw West Indies A play out time, achieving their 6th draw in 6 three day first class tour games.

Drawn

Man of the Match: R.Lamba

India Masters XI 373/9 declared (101.4 overs)
(R.Lamba 106, Arun Lal 57, S.M.Patil 28, Yashpal Sharma 102*, R.M.H.Binny 21; V.C.Drakes 2-63, R.Dhanraj 4-109)

West Indies A 237 all out (79.4 overs)
(S.C.Williams 110, D.A.Joseph 53, V.C.Drakes 22; Kapil Dev 5-49, Arshad Ayub 4-30)

India Masters XI 101/1 declared (27 overs)
(R.Lamba 71*)

West Indies A 130/5 (64 overs)
(P.A.Wallace 23, S.L.Campbell 43, D.A.Joseph 26; Arshad Ayub 2-19)

Raman Lamba poses with his Man of the Match award after his match double of 106 and 71*

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - India Masters XI, West Indies A 2nd Innings

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Calcutta

Raman Lamba was again among the runs for the home side, before a declaration at Lunch on Day 3 left West Indies A 4 hours to score 238 to win.
It seemed perfectly set up for a close game at this point, despite West Indies A's lack of success in the match with the ball.
The chase never got going, regular wickets and slow run rate forcing them to bat for another Draw, their 6th from 6 First Class games on tour.
Man of the Match was Lamba, his batting in this match ensuring the Indian Masters XI were always on top.

Drawn

Man of the Match: R.Lamba

Indian Masters XI 2nd Innings 101/1 Declared (Overs 27)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
R Lamba	not out		71	111	84	8	0
J Arun Lal	c SC Williams	b EA Moseley	15	48	30	3	0
A Malhotra	not out		11	62	50	1	0
SM Patil	dnb
Yashpal Sharma	dnb
Kapil Dev*	dnb
RMH Binny	dnb
SMH Kirmani+	dnb
Chetan Sharma	dnb
Arshad Ayub	dnb
Maninder Singh	dnb
extras		(b2 lb0 w1 nb1)	4
TOTAL		1 wickets for	101

FOW
1-45( J Arun Lal)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
VC Drakes	7	1	17	0
EA Moseley	8	2	28	1
H Bryan	6	0	34	0
NO Perry	4	0	16	0
R Dhanraj	2	1	4	0

West Indies A 2nd Innings 130/5 Closed (Overs 64)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c SMH Kirmani	b Kapil Dev	23	60	42	3	0
SC Williams		b Chetan Sharma	12	40	34	1	0
SL Campbell	c J Arun Lal	b SM Patil	43	153	120	3	0
DA Joseph*	c Kapil Dev	b Arshad Ayub	26	94	83	2	0
DRE Joseph	c Maninder Singh	b Arshad Ayub	5	22	21	0	0
RD Jacobs+	not out		8	62	46	0	0
NO Perry	not out		1	46	43	0	0
VC Drakes	dnb
H Bryan	dnb
EA Moseley	dnb
R Dhanraj	dnb
extras		(b0 lb7 w3 nb2)	12
TOTAL		5 wickets for	130

FOW
1-39(SC Williams) 2-47(PC Wallace) 3-100(DA Joseph) 4-114(DRE Joseph)
5-120(SL Campbell)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Kapil Dev	17	5	43	1
Chetan Sharma	10	1	33	1
RMH Binny	6	2	8	0
Maninder Singh	8	3	12	0
Arshad Ayub	16	6	19	2
SM Patil	7	3	8	1

Raman Lamba scored a match double of 106 and 71* for the Indian Masters XI

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - West Indies A 1st Innings

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Calcutta

A powerful 110 to opener Stuart Williams, and 53 to the freshly called up captain Dawnley Joseph, put West Indies A in a strong position.
A middle and lower order collapse to the swing of Kapil Dev, and the offspin of Arshad Ayub, saw the visitors all out for 237.
Kapil Dev took 5-49, and Arshad Ayub kept his name in contention for the A squad with 4-30.
The Indian Masters XI took a big first innings lead of 136, and should be able to set a target beyond West Indies A with enough time left to bowl them out.

West Indies A 1st Innings 237/10 All Out (Overs 79.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c Maninder Singh	b Kapil Dev	6	17	13	1	0
SC Williams		b SM Patil	110	201	148	13	2
SL Campbell	lbw	b Kapil Dev	4	12	10	1	0
DA Joseph*		b Arshad Ayub	53	140	133	4	0
DRE Joseph		b Kapil Dev	7	33	26	1	0
RD Jacobs+		b Arshad Ayub	13	30	20	1	0
NO Perry	c RMH Binny	b Kapil Dev	0	10	8	0	0
VC Drakes		b Arshad Ayub	22	50	39	1	1
H Bryan	not out		17	69	52	1	0
EA Moseley	lbw	b Arshad Ayub	1	22	17	0	0
R Dhanraj	c SMH Kirmani	b Kapil Dev	2	12	14	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb2)	2
TOTAL		10 wickets for	237

FOW
1-15(PC Wallace) 2-23(SL Campbell) 3-163(DA Joseph) 4-182(SC Williams)
5-182(DRE Joseph) 6-186(NO Perry) 7-199(RD Jacobs) 8-222(VC Drakes)
9-234(EA Moseley) 10-237(R Dhanraj)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Kapil Dev	21.4	7	49	5
Chetan Sharma	10	1	56	0
RMH Binny	8	1	27	0
Maninder Singh	16	4	49	0
Arshad Ayub	16	7	30	4
SM Patil	8	2	26	1

Stuart Williams scored a powerful 110 to probably cement an opening spot for the 1st Unofficial Test

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match - India Masters XI 1st Innings

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match - Calcutta

Toss: India Masters XI

India Masters XI won the toss and elected to bat on a good batting wicket.
The openers got them off to a good start, adding 128 before Arun Lal was out for 57.
Lead by centuries to Raman Lamba, and the ageing Yashpal Sharma, the Masters XI declared on Day 2 in a powerful position at 373/9.
Dhanraj kept going for the visitors to take 4 wickets, but the bowling generally lacked penetration on a flat pitch.

Indian Masters XI 1st Innings 373/9 Declared (Overs 101.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
R Lamba		b VC Drakes	106	223	159	12	0
J Arun Lal	c DRE Joseph	b R Dhanraj	57	152	128	5	0
A Malhotra	lbw	b R Dhanraj	4	15	10	1	0
SM Patil		b VC Drakes	28	44	45	2	0
Yashpal Sharma	not out		102	189	141	11	0
Kapil Dev*	c SC Williams	b NO Perry	13	16	12	2	0
RMH Binny	c DRE Joseph	b R Dhanraj	21	53	41	2	0
SMH Kirmani+	lbw	b H Bryan	12	26	17	2	0
Chetan Sharma	c RD Jacobs	b EA Moseley	17	40	27	3	0
Arshad Ayub	c DRE Joseph	b R Dhanraj	10	37	31	1	0
Maninder Singh	not out		0	1	2	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)	3
TOTAL		9 wickets for	373

FOW
1-128( J Arun Lal) 2-136(A Malhotra) 3-197(SM Patil) 4-200(R Lamba)
5-227(Kapil Dev) 6-277(RMH Binny) 7-307(SMH Kirmani) 8-348(Chetan Sharma)
9-367(Arshad Ayub)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
VC Drakes	23	5	63	2
EA Moseley	20	3	66	1
H Bryan	18	0	72	1
NO Perry	13.4	0	63	1
R Dhanraj	27	3	109	4

The ageing Yashpal Sharma cashed in on a flat pitch to make 102* not out v West Indies A

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match - Match Preview

India Masters XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match - Calcutta

Pitch: 33 - A hard baked track which should produce plenty of runs throughout the first four days. By the fifth, however, there is the chance that the surface will begin to break up and if this     happens the bowlers will have a real chance for the first time in the match.

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Day 1 starting Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket

India Masters XI:

R.Lamba
Arun Lal
A.Malhotra
S.M.Patil RM
Yashpal Sharma
Kapil Dev (c) RFM
R.M.H.Binny RM
S.M.H.Kirmani (wk)
Chetan Sharma RFM
Arshad Ayub OB
Maninder Singh SLA

West Indies A XI:

P.A.Wallace
S.C.Williams
S.L.Campbell
D.A.Joseph (c)
D.R.E.Joseph
R.D.Jacobs (wk)
N.O.Perry OB
V.C.Drakes RF
H.Bryan RFM
O.D.Gibson RF
R.Dhanraj LBG

The India Masters XI mainly features older former Test players still on the domestic circuit in 1991/2, but no longer in contention for the national team due to retirement or otherwise.
They are lead by great allrounder Kapil Dev, very much still a Test player, and sure to feature in the World Cup and other matches this season.
It his presence and the drawing power of some of the other players that ensure Eden Gardens will be packed, despite it only being a 3 day warmup game.
West Indies A have their last chance at practice before the Unofficial Test series v India A begins, naming 5 bowlers in an experiment probably not to feature in the more important games unless there are injuries.

Great allrounder Kapil Dev leads an ageing Masters XI against West Indies A in Calcutta

India Under 23's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match - Match Summary

India Under 23's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match - Ahmedabad

Pitch: 97

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A made 302/7 declared in their 1st innings against mostly poor bowling by the Under 23's.
Holder made 92 and Reifer 76 as both batsmen returned to form after a difficult time of it since the early games.
India Under 23's XI collapsed from a position of strength at 89/0 to be all out for 201 as Rawl Lewis took 6-40 bowling his legspin on a wicket which became damaged.
62 by Samuels allowed West Indies A to declare and set the home side a target of 215 off 58 overs on a wicket that was now breaking up.
Some excellent bad wicket batting by captain Praveen Amre saw the home side to the draw, leaving a disappointed West Indies A with just the solitary win in a T20 on tour.
The could however gain some satisfaction in the performance of spinner Lewis, who was named Man of the Match.

Drawn

Man of the Match: R.N.Lewis

West Indies A 302/7 declared (109 overs)
(S.L.Campbell 32, R.I.C.Holder 92, F.L.Reifer 76, S.Chanderpaul 41, R.D.Jacobs 20; A.Kuruvilla 4-54)

India Under 23's XI 201 all out (66.4 overs)
(D.J.Gandhi 48, V.Rathour 41, P.L.Mhambrey 42*; N.O.Perry 2-84, R.N.Lewis 6-40, S.Chanderpaul 2-18)

West Indies A 113/4 declared (44 overs)
(R.G.Samuels 62, S.L.Campbell 24; A.Kuruvilla 3-29)

India Under 23's XI 142/6 declared (58 overs)
(D.J.Gandhi 37, P.K.Amre 60, S.B.Bangar 26*; C.E.Cuffy 2-21, O.D.Gibson 2-26, N.O.Perry 2-59)

A happy Rawl Lewis at training after his Man of the Match 6-40 v the India Under 23's XI

India Under 23's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - West Indies A, India Under 23's XI 2nd Innings

India Under 23's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Ahmedabad

A well made 62 by opener Robert Samuels enabled West Indies A to declare their 2nd innings at 113/4, setting the home side 215 to win off 58 overs.
It appeared about right, with the wicket damaged the home side had little chance of winning, and West Indies A looked good for their first 3 day win of the tour.
It wasn't to be, as a long partnership for the 2nd wicket between opener Gandhi and the impressive Amre soaked up time and a Draw was the end result, despite some late wickets.
Amre made 60 in an impressive captain's innings to see his team to the Draw, while West Indies A legspinner Rawl Lewis was named Man of the Match for his impressive 1st innings bowling of 6-40.

Drawn

Man of the Match: R.N.Lewis

West Indies A 2nd Innings 113/4 Declared (Overs 44)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
S Ragoonath		b A Kuruvilla	0	1	1	0	0
RG Samuels	c V Rathour	b SB Bangar	62	127	111	8	1
SL Campbell	lbw	b A Kuruvilla	24	70	53	4	0
RIC Holder*	c V Rathour	b A Kuruvilla	16	70	63	1	0
FL Reifer	not out		7	35	30	1	0
S Chanderpaul	not out		1	18	9	0	0
RD Jacobs+	dnb
RN Lewis	dnb
NO Perry	dnb
OD Gibson	dnb
CE Cuffy	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)	3
TOTAL		4 wickets for	113

FOW
1-0(S Ragoonath) 2-54(SL Campbell) 3-105(RG Samuels) 4-107(RIC Holder)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
A Kuruvilla	13	5	29	3
PL Mhambrey	5	1	19	0
SB Bangar	5	2	9	1
RK Chauhan	6	3	12	0
NM Kulkarni	7	2	18	0
SV Bahutule	5	1	19	0
RV Bharadwaj	3	1	7	0

India Under 23's XI 2nd Innings 142/6 Closed (Overs 58)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
D Gandhi		c&b CE Cuffy	37	173	120	2	0
V Rathour	c FL Reifer	b OD Gibson	0	9	4	0	0
PK Amre*	c RD Jacobs	b CE Cuffy	60	153	122	0	0
RV Bharadwaj	lbw	b NO Perry	0	13	4	0	0
SB Bangar	not out		26	68	53	0	0
V Yadav+		b NO Perry	11	27	22	2	0
SV Bahutule	c RIC Holder	b OD Gibson	5	26	19	0	0
PL Mhambrey	not out		0	8	6	0	0
RK Chauhan	dnb
A Kuruvilla	dnb
NM Kulkarni	dnb
extras		(b1 lb0 w1 nb1)	3
TOTAL		6 wickets for	142

FOW
1-4(V Rathour) 2-99(PK Amre) 3-100(D Gandhi) 4-100(RV Bharadwaj) 5-125(V Yadav)
6-138(SV Bahutule)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CE Cuffy	14	5	21	2
OD Gibson	14	3	26	2
NO Perry	18	0	59	2
RN Lewis	6	1	16	0
S Chanderpaul	6	0	19	0

India Under 23's XI captain Praveen Amre made a fighting 60 to see his side to the Draw

India Under 23's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - India Under 23's 1st Innings

India Under 23's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Ahmedabad

The India Under 23's XI openers got their team off to an excellent start adding 89 for the 1st wicket, before damage to the wicket at the Pavilion End after the tea break saw a collapse in which all 10 wickets fell for 112.
A total of 201 all out handed West Indies A a 101 run first innings lead, and left the Under 23's in danger of defeat.
Legspinner Rawl Lewis reaped the rewards of a damaged pitch to claim 6-40, though truth be told, anyone that could bowl a good length with any regularity would have been dangerous under the conditions.
With a lead of 101, West Indies A hoped for quick runs in their 2nd innings, before a declaration, hopefully leaving themselves enough time to take 10 wickets.

India Under 23's XI 1st Innings 201/10 All Out (Overs 66.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
D Gandhi	st RD Jacobs	b NO Perry	48	132	100	3	0
V Rathour	c S Chanderpaul	b RN Lewis	41	126	79	4	0
PK Amre*	c S Ragoonath	b NO Perry	6	20	16	0	0
RV Bharadwaj	lbw	b RN Lewis	1	7	3	0	0
SB Bangar	c RG Samuels	b S Chanderpaul	19	42	40	0	0
V Yadav+	lbw	b RN Lewis	13	29	28	1	0
SV Bahutule	c RG Samuels	b S Chanderpaul	17	37	29	1	0
PL Mhambrey	not out		42	72	74	1	1
RK Chauhan	c S Chanderpaul	b RN Lewis	2	12	10	0	0
A Kuruvilla	c RD Jacobs	b RN Lewis	6	8	8	1	0
NM Kulkarni	c S Ragoonath	b RN Lewis	3	19	16	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)	3
TOTAL		10 wickets for	201

FOW
1-89(V Rathour) 2-91(D Gandhi) 3-98(RV Bharadwaj) 4-100(PK Amre) 5-129(V Yadav)
6-134(SB Bangar) 7-161(SV Bahutule) 8-170(RK Chauhan) 9-189(A Kuruvilla)
10-201(NM Kulkarni)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CE Cuffy	10	1	25	0
OD Gibson	10	2	34	0
NO Perry	23	1	84	2
RN Lewis	14.4	2	40	6
S Chanderpaul	9	3	18	2

Rawl Lewis took 6-40 as the India Under 23's XI collapsed to be all out for 201 after reaching 89/0